Giraffe Species Giraffes are herbivores primarily feeding on leaves, twigs, and flowers. Their favorite food is acacia leaves, despite the tree’s sharp thorns . They have long tongues up to 18 inches and tough lips that help them grab leaves.   Giraffes eat up to 75 pounds 34 kg of food per day. They rarely drink water because they get most of their moisture from leaves. Species of giraffe are 🦒 1. Masai Giraffe , Tanzania , Kenya are ir regular, vine-leaf shaped spots, darker and more jagged patterns Subspecies: G. t. tippelskirchi ,  Masai giraffe,   G. t. thornicrofti, Thornicroft’s giraffe, Zambia 🦒 2. Reticulated Giraffe, Northern Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia are very neat, net-like polygonal patterns, bright, white lines separating the patches one of the most visually striking giraffes 🦒 3. Northern Giraffe,   Central, Eastern Africa are  l ighter coat, irregular brown patches Subspecies: Kordofan giraffe , G. c. antiquorum , Chad, C...